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Lure vs Elicit - What's the difference?

lure | elicit |

As verbs the difference between lure and elicit

is that lure is to attract by temptation etc; to entice while elicit is to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

As a noun lure

is something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

As an adjective elicit is

(obsolete) elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

lure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
    • (Milton)
  • (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • * 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
    • My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
  • A velvet smoothing brush.
    • (Knight)

    Verb

    (lur)
  • To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  • To recall a hawk with a lure.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • deceive, trick
    • ----

    elicit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
  • To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
    • Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
    ''Did you elicit a response?
  • To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.

    • See also

    * illicit

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • An elicit act of equity.
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